Monday 27 January · Punchestown, Eire

13:10 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m 0f 36y
Going: Heavy
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 12000
Runners: 16

Race preview

KARBAU, a wide-margin winner of a French bumper, is entitled to come on from his fourth place on hurdling debut at Naas last month. He holds a couple of possible engagements at the Cheltenham Festival for Willie Mullins. Sticwiththeprocess outran his odds when fifth at Naas and can build upon that. Mullins also saddles Zillow, who was fifth at Punchestown and fourth at Leopardstown. Further progress could be on the cards. Paul Collins was found to be lame when he was a beaten favourite in fourth at Thurles in November so he is not out of it, while Henry de Bromhead's newcomer Adaliz is one for a market check.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Karbau	2-14	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	11 12	1-2
2	Captain Ryan Matt	P5	Darragh O'Keeffe	H De Bromhead	11 12	25-1
3	Zillow	54	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	11 12	10-3
4	Park That	3-F4	J S McGarvey	E Bolger	11 12	14-1
5	Sticwiththeprocess	8-5	Mark Walsh	T M Walsh	11 12	10-1
6	Paul Collins	22-34	Sam Ewing	G Elliott	11 12	16-1
7	Bannow Blaze	F0	Mr R Sugrue	J Fogarty	11 12	200-1
8	Nelson County	42-06	Donagh Meyler	R O'Sullivan	11 12	100-1
9	Saffronandblue	07	Ricky Doyle	M Brassil	11 12	80-1
10	Nettuno Italia	00	T P Harney	R O'Sullivan	11 12	300-1
11	Adaliz		Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead	11 5	12-1
12	Party President	5-580	E Walsh	A Mullins	11 12	300-1
13	Inches Away	360	Daniel King	D Murphy	11 5	300-1
14	Summer Is Here		Simon Torrens	P J Rothwell	11 12	250-1
15	Arnacoeur	03/3640-	C G O'Dwyer	C O'Dwyer	11 12	100-1
16	Vallon Du Plessis		Keith Donoghue	Tom Dreaper	11 12	300-1